1. Welcome to Curriculum Night
and the school year
Lauren Gray
Language Arts

2. What is the curriculum?
Writing
Reading
Speaking
Listening
Higher level thinking

3. Resources Grammar ninja! Online text: classzone.com
Class Set
Online text: classzone.com
Activation code:
Grammar ninja!

4. How will your child be graded?
Major – 4o%
(research, summative tasks, test, essays, major projects)
Minor – 30%
(quizzes, journals, minor projects)
Vocabulary 15%
Classwork – 10%
Homework – 5%

5. ParentVUE Make sure that you are signed up for this service.
Allows you to check your student’s grades
Set up notifications
Late work
Missing work
Grade average

6. Homework Policy Homework is due the day it is assigned.
Homework not turned in on the due date will receive a grade of 0%

7. Counselors Our counselors can be reached using the following numbers:
(770)
(770) th Grade School Counselor - Lara Salzman (ext.230) 7th Grade School Counselor - Jeni Norris    (ext. 232) 8th Grade School Counselor - Travis Schmid (ext. 231)

8. It is the student’s responsibility to find out any missing assignments
Check the blog - or find it from the HTMS website
Ask a friend
Check on bulletin board for missing assignments
Talk to me

9. We encourage your students to ask questions, and we welcome any questions from you ---tonight or any other time.
me at

10. Remind 101 On your iPhone or Android phone, Text to 81010
open your web browser and go to
the following link:
rmd.at/lagray
TO:
Text to 81010
Message: @lagray

11. Help Sessions:
8:15 Thursday mornings
Language Arts/
Reading